Post by dmaineah on Jul 24, 2019 7:38:08 GMT -5

On the 60 day IL but close to returning. 30yrs old, 3 yrs of control & only making 1.3m this year. Has Closer experience. What's it take to get him from Seattle? Is the remaining of 1.3m to much? Could be a good Bullpen arm for this year & possibly the Closer for the next 3 years.

Post by Addam603 on Jul 24, 2019 8:17:49 GMT -5

On the 60 day IL but close to returning. 30yrs old, 3 yrs of control & only making 1.3m this year. Has Closer experience. What's it take to get him from Seattle? Is the remaining of 1.3m to much? Could be a good Bullpen arm for this year & possibly the Closer for the next 3 years.

Flores for Strickland

Yeah, let’s trade a top ten prospect at a premium position for a 30 year old injured reliever. Definitely trade a 18 year old that’s shown flashes of being a major league starting shortstop. Who needs him.

Post by jimed14 on Jul 24, 2019 8:23:08 GMT -5

On the 60 day IL but close to returning. 30yrs old, 3 yrs of control & only making 1.3m this year. Has Closer experience. What's it take to get him from Seattle? Is the remaining of 1.3m to much? Could be a good Bullpen arm for this year & possibly the Closer for the next 3 years.

Flores for Strickland

Yeah, let’s trade a top ten prospect at a premium position for a 30 year old injured reliever. Definitely trade a 18 year old that’s shown flashes of being a major league starting shortstop. Who needs him.

Well besides Strickland being about as mediocre as he can get with an xFIP of around 5 for the last 3 seasons with terrible peripherals, what's not to like?

“We just lost a World Series game in 18 innings. But after that [meeting], it didn’t feel like we lost. It felt like we won.”

Post by James Dunne on Jul 24, 2019 9:50:07 GMT -5

He's on the 60-day DL, he has a three-year FIP over 4, and he's best known for his temper tantrums. But oooh that Closer ExperienceTM.

If the Mariners were like "we'd trade you Hunter Strickland for Gorkys Hernandez" I would say no. I would not option Colten Brewer or Ryan Weber to the minor leagues to open up a spot for Hunter Strickland.